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Senate Democrats turn lead announced an inmate housing measure targeting transgender offenders.

A revised House bill.

293, 92 would require prisoners be assigned to a facility based on their original biological sex at birth.

Proponents say will KET men out of women's prisons and shows how the majority party stands up for women's rights.

That debate begins tonight's legislative update.

>> I just want to speak in favor of all the women who are subjected to men who have been in their private spaces and the party that used to be such an advocate for women's rights has turned on women.

And I'm proud to say that this chamber and this general Assembly has stood up for women repeatedly over and over again in regards to protecting women's sports, protecting women's private spaces, protecting protecting women's restrooms.

We will continue to do that is an issue of utmost importance.

>> But critics claim the measure is another example of how the LGBTQ community has been, quote, the whipping post of the legislative session.

Lexington Senator Reggie Thomas, the Senate Democratic Caucus chair, said the proposal was cool, unnecessary and violates federal inmate protection law that makes transgender offenders vulnerable to sexual violence and even death.

Others agreed.

>> We have adequate protections in place.

Already under federal law to ensure the protection of chance to inmates.

This amendment.

Mister president.

>> What in the Bali federal law and we should never thought inmate, any amendment that would violate the law.

More importantly is we've had this discussion over and over again.

How many people are we talking about?

67?

What the costs minimal.

If that what we see is that will be no cost of this.

So why are we in the LA Times?

But that doing this for the doing more important work for the people, the people in this chamber are not listening.

>> To the people who elected them.

There is a I.

A worm.

In the heart.

Of some of the representatives here.

Not just this chamber in both chambers.

And what is precipitating it.

I don't understand.

But it is not your constituents.

If you're going to look me in the eye to have to vote this way, kids, this is what my constituents want me to do.

Then read the polls.

You do not have to vote this way because your constituents do it care about these issues?

Our country is founded on the basic principle of freedom.

>> And that goes for everyone.

Including transgender people.

They deserve the same basic protections as everyone else.

And that is to live their lives with safety.

Privacy, dignity and respect.

>> The Senate amended House Bill 392 cleared the upper chamber.

31 to 6 and heads back to the House for approval or rejection of the Senate's changes.

The House had not voted on this measure at the voted on this measure at the